Green Guarantee Facility Grant
In context
This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, at scale-up and mature. Funding is concessional finance. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa.
This facility provides loan guarantees to partner lenders financing SMEs that invest in or adopt green technologies to reduce climate change impacts. It targets small and medium enterprises seeking to transition to cleaner operations.
About this grant
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) is a Pan-African financial institution that offers risk-sharing products to Partner Financial Institutions (PFIs) so they can increase lending to small and medium enterprises. The Green Guarantee Facility is a sub-offering within AGF's Commitment area, designed to support SMEs that invest in or adopt green technologies that help reduce the effects of climate change. The page presents it as part of AGF's broader sustainable development contribution rather than as a standalone application-based grant. The facility sits alongside AGF's other products: Loan Portfolio Guarantees, Loan Individual Guarantees, Equity Guarantees, Bank Fundraising Guarantees and Capacity Development Assistance for PFIs. The underlying problem addressed is the risk aversion of financial institutions towards SMEs, which limits access to finance for businesses that could otherwise fund green investments. The page does not describe application steps, guarantee sizes, cost-share requirements or eligibility rules specific to the Green Guarantee Facility. Its activities are described only at a high level, through guarantees delivered via partner banks.
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Eligibility
The page indicates that AGF's risk-sharing products are offered to Partner Financial Institutions, so financial institutions are the direct counterparties. The Green Guarantee Facility targets SMEs investing in or adopting green technologies, which implies SMEs are the end beneficiaries. The page gives no detail on geography, minimum or maximum enterprise size, sector eligibility beyond green technology, or prior-recipient rules.
Key requirements
- ✓Must be an SME investing in or adopting green technologies
- ✓Must work through partner lenders who provide the underlying financing
- ✓Project must demonstrably reduce climate change effects
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Green Guarantee Facility?
- Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA; sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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